Issues and Publications

The California Voter Foundation works on a variety of democracy and technology-related
issues. Follow the links below for background information,
CVF publications and projects, additional resources,
and news relating to each issue.

The California Voter Foundation has worked to bring "digital
sunlight" to money in politics ever
since it created the world's first real-time, online campaign finance
database
in 1995. CVF has worked to imrpove California laws to ensure voters can "follow the money".

Since the 1994 publication of our first California Online Voter
Guide, CVF has created many innovative online voter
education resources for citizens in California and across the country. CVF also works to imrpove California's vote-by-mail process and modernize voter registration.

Since 1999, CVF has been involved with voting technology, with representatives serving on numerous boards and task forces. CVF led the California effort to require a voter verified paper audit trail to ensure meaningful post-election audits.

To better understand the risks of technology
as they relate to voter
privacy, CVF has studiied voter registration data gathering
and dissemination practices in the U.S. and published the landmark report, "Voter Privacy in the Digital Age".